Holiday Guide for Venezuela in 2026

Venezuela information

Population: 28.44m
Capital: Caracas
Calling Code: (58)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Venezuelan bolívar
Language: Spanish

List of National Holidays in Venezuela in 2026

	Thursday January 1st New Year's Day Venezuela: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday February 16th Long Weekend! Carnival Monday Venezuela: The Carnival is an annual festival held in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the days before Ash Wednesday
	Tuesday February 17th Carnival Tuesday Venezuela: Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent
	Wednesday March 18th Public Holiday Venezuela: A public holiday has been declared following Venezuela's win at the World Baseball Classic championship.
	Thursday April 2nd Maundy Thursday Venezuela: Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
	Friday April 3rd Long Weekend! Good Friday Venezuela: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 19th Independence Declaration Day Venezuela: Declaration of a local junta in Caracas on 19 April 1810
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day Venezuela: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday June 24th St. John's Day Venezuela: The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.
	Monday June 29th Long Weekend! Saint Peter and Saint Paul Venezuela: The day commemorates the martyrdom of two saints, the two great Apostles, Saint Peter and St. Paul
	Sunday July 5th Independence Day Venezuela: Signing of the 1811 Venezuelan Declaration of Independence marking the first independent nation of South America, also Armed Forces Day
	Friday July 24th Long Weekend! Simón Bolivar's Birthday Venezuela: Simón Bolívar led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire
	Saturday August 15th Assumption Day Venezuela: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Monday October 12th Long Weekend! Indigenous Resistance Day Venezuela: Not an official holiday, this day Honors the heroes of the anti-Spanish resistance
	Tuesday November 3rd All Saints' Day Venezuela: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Thursday December 24th Christmas Eve Venezuela: Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Venezuela: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 31st New Year's Eve Venezuela: The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches